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CPE Idioms and Fixed Phrases

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  • ON THE D...... (collect unemployment benefits)
    DOLE - Should people on the dole have to "work" for their money (clean litter/etc)?
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  • GO TO THE D.... (deteriorate)
    DOGS - Has Poland gone to the dogs under the current government?
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  • A RED-L..... DAY (very important day)
    RED-LETTER - Are there any red-letter days coming up in the near future?
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  • BLUE-E..... BOY (the favourite)
    BLUE-EYED - Does every mother with more than one child have their blue-eyed boy?
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  • RUN A TIGHT S.... (very strict in managing an organization)
    SHIP - Did you director run a tight ship?
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  • BE B......... WITH ( to direct so many things at someone, especially to ask them so many questions)
    BOMBARDED - Did some of your students bombard you with questions?
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  • BE GIVEN A G......... PARACHUTE (a large payment or other financial compensation guaranteed to a company executive if they should be dismissed )
    GOLDEN - Are golden parachutes normal in Poland?
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  • MONEY FOR OLD R..... (money or reward earned for little or no effort)
    ROPE - Do politicians get money for old rope?
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  • BE AS THICK AS A B...... (not very intelligent)
    BRICK - Did you have any students who were as thick as a brick?
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  • DOG-E........ (of books) with the corners bent and turned down through use)
    EARED - Should books be dog-eared or kept in mint condition?
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  • FIGHT LIKE C.... AND D.... (disagree violently)
    CATS AND DOGS - Did you and your sister fight like cats and dogs when you were young?
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  • HAVE K........ (be extremely nervous about something)
    KITTENS - Did it feel like you were going to have kittens before Matura?
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  • IN C......... (living a luxurious and comfortable life)
    CLOVER - When all is said and done will Putin be in clover after the conflict?
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  • MUTTON DRESSED AS A L...... (dress in a style younger than or inappropriate to your age)
    LAMB - Are Polish women guilty of being muttons dressed as lambs?
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